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nounadjective

en pedofil

pedophile

Definition & meaning

A pedofil is a pedophile: a person who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. In everyday language, the word is sometimes used more broadly for someone who sexually abuses children, though attraction and abuse are not the same thing.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Part of speech: noun, common gender: en pedofil.
  • Forms: pedofilen (the pedophile), pedofiler (pedophiles), pedofilerna (the pedophiles).
  • The word comes from Greek elements meaning “child” and “loving” or “attracted to.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • barnförgripare — a person who sexually abuses a child. Unlike pedofil, it describes an act rather than an attraction.

There is no direct Swedish antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • dömd pedofil — a convicted pedophile.

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Examples

En pedofil är en ond person.noun

A pedophile is an evil person.

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